Fact O' The Day

[rappyfreak]

 

[Krandall]

"Your brain benefits in different ways from different kinds of exercise."


Frequent exercise has been previously shown to benefit cognitive function, but an analysis of more than 100 studies has indicated exactly how. According to study author Michelle Voss, weight-lifting and other resistance training specifically benefit a person's ability to focus amid distractions. Aerobic exercise, on the other hand, improves a person's capacity for long-term planning and ability to concentrate for long periods of time. Both are effective at preventing the decline that comes with age. Separate studies found that in seniors over 60, the hippocampus typically shrinks up to 2% a year, but in seniors who are physically active, the region actually grows by the same amount.

[Krandall]

"Copying someone's mannerisms may make observers view you as less competent."



Mirroring someone else's behavior is a common and often unconscious social gesture. One of the most relatable examples is that upon hearing laughter your brain prepares your facial muscles to laugh. In a study at UC San Diego, participants watched videos of staged interviews in which a subject mirrored the physical behaviors of an interviewer. In videos where the interviewer was noticeably unfriendly, study participants rated the mimicker as less competent than a subject who performed no mimicking. In an experiment in which the interviewer was hidden, subjects didn't rate the mimicker as less competent; their disapproval of his ability was due entirely to the visible mirroring behavior.

[Krandall]

"Dogs are better than much smarter animals at understanding humans."


A study in the journal PLoS One indicated that domestication has so altered the behavior of dogs over time that even untrained puppies are able to understand gestures like human pointing, while chimpanzees, humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom, are not. In the study, humans pointed to an object that was within reach of the subject animal (either a dog or a chimpanzee), and if the animal retrieved the object, it received a treat. The chimpanzees largely ignored the humans, while the dogs were much more responsive. According to the study authors, the effect of domestication is so pronounced that even some cats naturally understand pointing gestures (though much less so than dogs).

[preddy08]

"Dogs are better than much smarter animals at understanding humans."


A study in the journal PLoS One indicated that domestication has so altered the behavior of dogs over time that even untrained puppies are able to understand gestures like human pointing, while chimpanzees, humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom, are not. In the study, humans pointed to an object that was within reach of the subject animal (either a dog or a chimpanzee), and if the animal retrieved the object, it received a treat. The chimpanzees largely ignored the humans, while the dogs were much more responsive. According to the study authors, the effect of domestication is so pronounced that even some cats naturally understand pointing gestures (though much less so than dogs).

FOR THAT!

Funny you mention that. I woke up last weekend about 8ish with a massive hangover to a hungry dog. This is my morning I feed her at 8am and 8pm. This was seriously 8am on the DOT!

[Krandall]

Awesome

that's how my parents dogs are... if my mom isn't up @ 7:00am to feed the dog.. he's in the kitchen racing around waiting for it.

[Peelz]

dogs are smart because they get hungry and jump on your bed you to wake up?? 

please explain.

also, please help me understand why you sleep with a camera AND a dog in your bed.

[Magz]

two reasons peels..........

morning wood and peanut butter 

[Peelz]

 

two reasons peels..........

morning wood and peanut butter 

carry on then.

[Peelz]

nice try on the name change Krandall.  

I am not negative. I am realistic.

You believe dogs are smart, because you choose to.

Getting hungry and doing what is necessary to get food is NOT intelligence. It is primal. IE: If you are hungry, you walk to the fridge and get food......because it is what you have learned to do.

the dog has learned to jump on the bed, and get food, because the owner continually gets up when he does it.

Therefore we are only as smart as a dog?  

[rappyfreak]

wow peelsy, you're sounding like MD!   

[Krandall]

You're destined to be an old bastard peels.

cripes.

I don't choose to think dogs are smart. There are some better than others.. Some who train easier than others... Does that make them smart? sure as hell does... Everything you learned to do.. You've been "trained" to do so. Using a toilet. using a fork, using a knife, driving your car.. everything. what makes you smarter than the dog?

[Peelz]

that is my point. dogs are dumb, and so are we.   the difference is the ability to think through those actions. And move past them should the need arise.

I will say the fact is correct, though. they are smarter than most animals. But still, not "smart" MY argument is that the pic has nothing to do with this. If it "understood humans" it would gtfo off the bed, and lay down until the owner got up. Preddy's dog is well behaved though...

But...If I woke up to what is in that pic, you'd be peeling the dog off the wall. But that's just me. I wouldnt allow a dog into an intimate spot like my bed. Do you wanna have sex in dog hair and mites? I certainly don't. I prefer the safety of the dumpster behind Walmart.  

Note: the cat we had would do that too. EXACTLY the same thing. so argue that dogs are smarter, go for it.....cuz that is incredible BS. And yes...after a few collisons with said wall, it "learned" to knock that shit off.  

I will be an old bastard indeed.  

I love pointless arguments on RS

[Krandall]

"People with more friends have bigger brains."


Specifically, people with more friends have a bigger orbital frontal cortex (the part of the brain just above the eyes). Research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B posits that the cognitive skills (like empathy) we use for maintaining large networks of friends are dependent on this specific brain region. Furthermore, MRI images illustrated that, when asked to mentally list their friends (as opposed to just their business associates), participants with a bigger orbital frontal cortex also tended to have more friends and were better at the kinds of social skills that involve juggling large social networks.

[Peelz]

my brain is tiny